Chapter 1033


Jason had picked up on the rumors swirling around Anastasia and Rowan.

Herman, for one, used to get pretty jealous about the whole thing.

Honestly, the only guy who could ever get under Herman's skin like that was Rowan.

Rowan had gone up against four kidnappers on his own to save Anastasia, then just vanished without a trace. Whatever else you said about him, Jason had to admit he respected the guy for that-cop or not.

Jason had just finished handling Asher's case. Rowan had worked with Asher, sure, but strangely, there wasn't a single innocent party among his victims. Still, the charges Rowan was facing made Asher's look like child's play. He was looking at a much heavier sentence.

Rowan looked Jason straight in the eye and said, "No, I'm not doing this for anyone. I just want a clear conscience. I believe in paying for what I've done-I don't want to spend my life hiding. Autumn set up the kidnapping of Mrs. Salstrom, and since I witnessed it, it's my duty to help the police."

Jason didn't buy that for a second. He was sure Rowan's decision had at least something to do with Anastasia.

"So why did Autumn kidnap Anastasia?" Jason pressed.

"Autumn is Julie's real mother. Anastasia and

felt a jolt of shock. This

was a total mess now-dragging in the governor's wife and digging up old secrets from

I can on this one," Rowan said. "But some

Luke. I'll answer everything

Salstroms and Mr. Walker will know you turned yourself in. And Mr. Walker's definitely going to get involved.


pregnant, that would make the case even messier. Pregnant suspects

proof to take Autumn down.

could only keep his head up and stick to

You'll need a convincing

at first. And honestly, what kind of man would stand by and do nothing in a situation like that?4t's just basic decency. Anastasia didn't knowit was me who saved her, either. I don't have much left to lose-what's there

airtight-it kept his connection to Anastasia under wraps and made it clear Anastasia hadn't withheld anything.

Jason nodded. "Alright."

out of the interrogation room and called Herman, filling him in and

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